Index Record
Dorian Gray — Portrait
Conventional Reading
In Wilde’s novel, Dorian Gray remains outwardly youthful while his portrait visibly bears the marks of corruption and consequence.
Geomytha Reading
The Mirror Crown treats the portrait as a split image-self: the public face remains crowned while the hidden image carries what the visible identity refuses to show.
Why the Difference Matters
Wilde’s portrait mechanism is the literary source; its extension into a modern profile/image-self analogy is Geomytha interpretation.
Parent work / tradition / source
Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray
Source location / reference
Project Gutenberg eBook 26740.
Reading Boundary
The portrait mechanism is documented in Wilde’s novel; the comparison to profiles, camera rolls, and managed public identity is Geomytha interpretation.